Firefighters quickly contain fire

Fire officials say it took them about five minutes to contain a fire Monday afternoon.

According to Bartlesville Fire Department Public Information Officer Bill Hollander the fire was reported around 4:30 p.m.

“A call came in about a structure fire in the 100 block of Southeast Elmhurst Court,” Hollander said. “A lady and her dog had exited the home. Firefighters responded and got the fire under control in about five minutes.”

He said that the woman and the dog were the only ones home at the time of the incident.

“The fire was located outside the structure in some trash cans outside the house,” he said. “The cause of the fire is undetermined at the time.”

HEALTH ALERT

Measles case confirmed in Norman

NORMAN (TNS) — The Oklahoma State Department of Health has issued an alert over a confirmed case of measles in Norman.

According to a release from OSDH, an individual who returned to Oklahoma from traveling abroad had measles identified in their system.

Dr. Thomas Kuhls, Norman pediatrician and president of Vaccinate Oklahoma, said the news shouldn’t be concerning to those who received the measles vaccine. For those who haven’t, it should be alarming.